Mink Martin Peeters (born 28 May 1998) is a Dutch

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who plays as a

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Club career

Born in

Nijmegen Nijmegen (;; Spanish and it, Nimega. Nijmeegs: ''Nimwèège'' ) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and tenth largest of the Netherlands as a whole, located on the Waal river close to the German border. It is about 6 ...

, Peeters started his youth career with academy of

PSV Eindhoven Philips Sport Vereniging (; en, Philips Sports Association ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional football department, whi ...

in 2007. Four years later, he switched to

AFC Ajax Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (), also known as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam, or simply Ajax, is a Dutch professional football club based in Amsterdam, that plays in the , the top tier in Dutch football. Historically, Ajax (named after the l ...

. As he progressed through the C1, B2 and B1 teams, he attracted the interest of foreign clubs including

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...

and

Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...

. In 2014, he signed with Spanish club

and was assigned to the youth team. While playing for the Juvenil A team, he went on to win the 2017 Copa de Campeones with the side, besides reaching the semifinal of the

UEFA Youth League The UEFA Youth League is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 2013. In its current format, it is contested by the youth teams of the clubs competing in the UEFA Champions League ...

. Subsequently, his contract was extended by three years at the end of the season. On 19 August 2017, Peeters was loaned out to Dutch

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...

club

VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following ...

for the remainder of the season. Because of contractual transfer issues, and physical problems (Pfeiffer's disease) his entrance at VVV-Venlo was anything but prosperous. On 21 September, he made his competitive debut, playing the whole 90 minutes of a

KNVB Cup The KNVB Beker (; en, KNVB Cup), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Ou ...

match against Blauw Geel '38. In November, he was suspended by manager

Maurice Steijn Maurice Steijn (born 20 November 1973) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He is the current head coach of Sparta Rotterdam. He formerly worked with ADO Den Haag, VVV-Venlo, Al Wahda FC, and NAC Breda. Managerial career AD ...

for three days because he trained outside the club without its permission. Without having featured any further for VVV-Venlo, Peeters left the club at the end of January 2018. Peeters joined second tier

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...

club Almere City on loan for the remainder of the season on 28 January 2018. Because of acute appendicitis he first was able to attend the training of his new club after two months. On 2 April, he made his debut in a 4–0 victory against

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional football club based in Waalwijk, that is currently competing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' ('Roman Catholic Combination' in Dutch) and was established as a merger ...

. On 10 August 2018, he was loaned to

Lleida Lleida (, ; Spanish: Lérida ) is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital city of the province of Lleida. Geographically, it is located in the Catalan Central Depression. It is also the capital city of the Segrià comarca, as ...

for the 2018–19 season, but because of financial transfer issues he was not able to play for Lleida for a couple of months. He next returned to

(

Real Madrid Castilla Real Madrid Castilla Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team that plays in Primera Federación – Group 1 for the 2022–23 season. It is Real Madrid's reserve team. They play their home games at the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium with a cap ...

, actually) in January 2019, but he rescinded his contract with Los Blancos, in consultation, because loan regulations prohibited him to play for Real Madrid Castilla anymore. On 5 August 2019 Peeters signed a 3-year contract with Serbian club

FK Čukarički Fudbalski klub Čukarički () is a Serbian professional Football team, football club from Belgrade, more precisely from the Čukarica municipality, that currently plays in the Serbian SuperLiga, the top tier of Serbian football league system, Se ...

. He had arrived at Belgrade-based club immediately at the start of the preparations for new season, however, an injury delayed his signing and participation in the club's

2019–20 UEFA Europa League The 2019–20 UEFA Europa League was the 49th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 11th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. Sevilla defeated Inter Milan in the fina ...

qualifiers. Peeters left

after five months without ever playing a game for them. Shortly after leaving Čukarički, Peeters signed a one-year contract with

FC Volendam Football Club Volendam () is a professional Association football, football club based in Volendam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football from the 2022–23 season following promotion ...

who are competing in the

International career

Peeters has been capped by the under-15, under-16, under-17, Netherlands U18 and under-20 teams. He represented the under-17 team in

2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship The 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the 14th edition of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship (33rd edition if the Under-16 era was also included), the annual European youth association football, football competition contested by the ...

Career statistics

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Peeters, Mink 1998 births Living people Men's association football forwards Dutch men's footballers Real Madrid CF players VVV-Venlo players Almere City FC players Lleida Esportiu footballers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Netherlands men's youth international footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Footballers from Nijmegen FK Čukarički players Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia FC Volendam players Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Spain Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Serbia